Composer
Cresswell, Lyell
New Zealand-British composer
1944–2022
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1944
- Died
- 2022
- Birthplace
- Wellington
- Place of death
- Edinburgh
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom; New Zealand
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Lyell Richard Cresswell (13 October 1944 – 19 March 2022) was a New Zealand composer of contemporary classical music. He was the younger brother of philosopher Max Cresswell. Cresswell studied in Wellington, Toronto, Aberdeen and Utrecht and lived and worked in Edinburgh from 1985 on. Although he lived more than half his life away from New Zealand, he regarded himself as a New Zealander.
Cresswell died from liver cancer, complicated by COVID-19.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 7654292
- ISNI
- 0000000083545671
- GND ID
- 1383139210
- Library of Congress ID
- nr93045403
- MusicBrainz ID
- c6261cc1-e44a-4c40-aa40-e5335dae4f5a
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apteryx | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 7654292. Portrait: Gareth Watkins, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.